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W. DIEBEL.

ADVERTISING NOVELTY.

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\VILLIAM DIEBEL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ADVERTISING NOVELTY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,773, dated July 24,1888.

Application filed November 22, 1887. Serial No. 25.5,l7l. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM DIEnEL, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement inAdvertising Novelties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to novelties especially adapted toadvertising, and in this case particularly known as the surprise-shield;and it consists in certain improvements, all of which are fully setforth in the following specification and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, which form part thereof.

The object of my invention is to form a shield with a hinged or movableface which, when dropped down or away from the base or back of theshie1d,wil1 expose the interiorsurfaces, upon which may be stamped,printed, or otherwise affixed a slang expression, such as Chestnuts,Rats, Talkedtodeath, &C-, and upon the other surface a suitableadvertisement may be placed. It will be thus seen that while the shieldcan be used to express the slang feelings of the individual to createmerriment, the device can also be made to subserve a useful purpose byway of an advertisement. The hinged parts of the shield are forced apartby a spring of simple construction, and when closed the movable part isretained in such position by asnap or catch, which may be-operated by acord extending to a distant part of the wearer. The shield is adapted tobe attached to the wearer by a safety pin or hook of any suitableconstruction.

The minute details of construction here shown are not to be taken aslimitations of my invention, as they may be modified in many wayswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a surprise-shieldembodying my invention, looking from the back. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of same, and Fig. is a front view of the shield open.

A isthe back portion,which is provided with asafety-pin, E, orothercontrivance, as a hook, for attaching it to the wearer.

B is the front or movable part, which is preferably connected to theback A at O by a hingejoint, and is thrown open by a spring, D,preferably stamped up from the back A.

F is a snap hook or catch, which, as shown, is of a bent wire, G, unitedto the back and guided by the bent strip H of same. A cord, I, may beconnected to the bend g of this wire G and extend to any part of thewearer, so as to be operated while unobserved. The face of the back A isprovided with some slang expres sion, as set forth, which may be affixedto or formed on it in any manner desired, and the inner face of theshield part B may be made to hold or form an advertisement for abusiness operation. It is evident that the matter on these faces may betransposed or either of them left off, though the device ismoreadvantageous when used for both purposes. The main idea is to expose toview at the proper time a striking expression, which will attractattention, and when so attracted the attention must involuntarilyperceive the advertisement also; and any other means may be used tocause the front or movable part to fall to expose the words orcharacters on the back part or shield without departing from myinvention. Thus the front or movable part maybe pivoted at the bottom tothe shield and allowed to fall to the right or left about this pivotalpoint, or it may be allowed to slip down from before the shield.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a surprise-shield, a base-plate and a movable plate or coverloosely connected thereto, in which the covered face or faces of thesaid plates are formed with words or characters which it is desired tosuddenly expose to the eye by causing the said movable plate, when theshield is open, to lie in a plane parallel to that of the base-plate, incombination with a lock or catch for holding the two parts one in frontof the other.

2. In a surprise-shield, a base-plate and a movable plate or coverloosely connected thereto, and in which the covered face or faces of thesaid plates are formed with words or charactors which it is desired tosuddenly expose to the eye, in combination with a lock or catch forholding the two parts one in front of the other, and a string connectingwith said lock or catch, whereby it may be operated from a distance.

to, in which the covered face or faces of the said plates are formedwith words or characters which it is desired to suddenly expose to theeye, in combination with a lock or catch for holding the two parts onein front of the other, a string connecting with said lock or catch,whereby it may be operated from a dis tance, and a spring to forciblyseparate said plates when the string is pulled.

4. The combination of the back plate, A, having means for attachment tothe wearer, a front plate, B, hinged thereto at the bottom, a catch tohold said front plate up against the back plate, and striking words orcharacters upon the faces of one or both of said plates, which words orcharacters on the back plate are normally concealed by said front plate,but

both of said plates, a spring to force said plates apart, and a stringconnecting with said catch, whereby it may be operated from a distance.In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM DIEBEL.

Witnesses:

R. M. HUNTER, RIoHD. S. CHILD, Jr.

